Combined blacking-case and chair



(No Model.)

F. D. ALLISON.

COMBINED BLAGKING CASE AND CHAIR.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FLETCHER D. ALLISON, OF GALLIPOLIS, OHIO.

COMBINED BLACKING-CASE AND CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,090, dated April22, 1890.

Application filed April 8, 1889. Serial No. 806,393. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 0

Be it known that I, FLETCHER D. ALLISON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gallipolis, in the county of Gallia and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Blacking Oaseand Chair; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a combined blacking-case and chair.

The improvement consists in the novel features, which will behereinafter more fully described and claimed, and which are shown in theannexed drawings, in which Figure l is a side view showing the devicearranged as a chair, by full lines, and as a chair, blacking box, andfoot-rest, by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing thedevice unfolded.

The box A is provided at its front corners with the feet I and at itsrear corners with the feet m, and is closed by the cover B, which ishinged to the end piece 0. and is adapted to be thrown out to form thefoot-rcst B, which is supported at its outer end by the legs I). Thecorner-posts, forming the feet on, are extended vertically somedistance, and the seat E is hinged to the upper ends thereof. The rearend of the seat is provided with the supports N, which project above andbelow the same to form the leg-sections n and n, which are connected attheir free ends by the crossbar 0 and 0, respectively. The leg section nis adapted to rest on the box or the feet'l and support the seat, asshown most clearly in Fig. 1, or form the back of the seat when thelatter is turned back, as shown by full lines in Fig. 2 and by dottedlines in Fig. 1. The leg-section a, projecting in a diametricallyopposite direction from the leg-section 71, supports the free end of theseat E when the latter is thrown back and forms a back. for the seatwhen the latteris closed, as shown in Fig. 1. The partition D dividesthe box into two compartments. The dirt-box (I, placed in thecompartment nearer the end a, catches all dirt and dust from the shoes.The brushes and other articles are placed in the other compartment. Thecover D of the dirt-box when 5 5 thrown back forms a shield to catch alldirt and direct it into the dirt-box, which latter can be removed atintervals and cleaned. The feet Z have sockets p in their upper ends,into which corresponding projections P 011 the ends of the leg sectionsa fit and hold the latter steady when resting on the said feet. Thesupports N are held to the box in any desired manner, preferably by thecatch Q. The blacking-holder R is hinged to the rear side of the cover Band is held down on the said cover at its free end by the catch a". Aslipper-box may be formed on the cover B, as shown by dotted lines inFig. 1.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination, with the box A, of the cover B, hinged to the saidbox and adapted to fold out in one direction to form a foot-rest, 7 5and the reversible seat having a leg-section which extends on oppositesides of the seat, and is adapted to form a back and leg supreversibleseat having a hinge-connection be- 8 5 tween it and the said box andhaving a legsection opposite the hingeconnection, which leg sectiouextends in opposite directions from the seat and forms a support and aback for the chair in either an open or a closed posi- 0 tion,substantially as described.

The combination, with the box A, having feet 1' and m, the feet onprojecting up higher than the feet 2', of the reversible seat E,hingedor pivotally connected with the feet 5 m, and having the leg'section N,which forms a back and a support for the chair in either an open or aclosed position, the support N resting on the feet Z when the seat isclosed, substantially as described.

4. The hereinbcforedescribed combined chair and blacking=box composed ofthe box IOO A, havin g feet and m, the feet on being higher In testimonywhereof I EbffiX my signature in than the feet Z, the cover 13, hingedto the box presence of two Witnesses. and having feet I), the reversibleseat hinged 0r pivotally connected With the feet m, and FLETCHER ALLISONhaving the leg-section N, which forms a back WVitnesses: and a supportfor the chair in either an open J. J. ALLISON,

01' a. closed position, substantially as described. 1 JOHN H. THOMAS.

